History
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in History
| General Education | 38 | |
| General Education courses | ||
| Introductory History Courses | 9 | |
Survey or 200-level course | ||
Survey or 200-level course | ||
| History Core | 9 | |
| Practice and Method | ||
| Junior Colloquium | ||
Capstone: 400-level seminar | ||
| History Electives | 18 | |
Six history electives are required. One elective must focus on United States (US) history and one on European (EU) or non-Western (NW) history. Check course descriptions for category codes. No more than two electives can be at the 200 level and no elective can be a general education survey course (HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 103, HIST 104, HIST 105, HIST 106, or HIST 215H). | ||
Geographical (US/European/non-Western); see Regional Elective Lists for details. | ||
US | ||
EU or NW | ||
Distributed | ||
Elective | ||
Elective | ||
Elective | ||
Elective | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| History/Social Science Portfolio | ||
| Additional Degree Requirements | ||
2.0 GPA required in the major for graduation. | ||
| Second Major, Minor, Certificates or Concentrations, or Electives | 47 | |
| Second Major or Minor or Two Certificates or Concentrations | ||
| Elective courses to reach at least 120 credits for graduation. | ||
| Total Hours | 121 | |
Bachelor of Science in Education with a Major in History
| General Education | 38 | |
| Required General Education course choices | ||
One Social Science general education course must come from the general education courses in the student's selected Social Studies Support Area choices (see below). | ||
| Required Core | 15 | |
| US History to 1877 | ||
| US History from 1877 | ||
| World Civilizations I | ||
| World Civilizations II | ||
or HIST 215H | Modern World Origins | |
| North Dakota History | ||
| Practice and Method | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| History/Social Science Portfolio | ||
| Choose either History Track or Social Studies Track (below) | 30 | |
| Professional Education Sequence | 38 | |
Courses that may be taken before admission to Teacher Education | ||
| Educational Psychology | ||
| Clinical I | ||
| Managing the Learning Environment | ||
| Clinical II | ||
| Teaching Diverse Learners | ||
| Clinical III | ||
| Early-Level Transition Point Conference | ||
| Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment I | ||
| Clinical IV | ||
| Fall Experience | ||
| Technology in Teaching | ||
| Mid-Level Transition Point Conference | ||
| Diversity in America | ||
| Introduction to Exceptional Children | ||
Courses requiring admission to Teacher Education | ||
| Data Driven Integrated Instruction | ||
| Clinical V | ||
| Student Teaching Seminar: Secondary | ||
or ED 482 | Student Teaching Seminar: Elementary | |
or ED 484 | Student Teaching Seminar: K12 | |
| Student Teaching, Secondary | ||
| Department Specific Courses (admission to Teacher Education required) | ||
| Secondary History/Social Science Teaching Methods | ||
| Secondary Hist/Soc Sci Practicum | ||
| Any additional courses to reach 120 credit hours. | ||
| Total Hours | 121 | |
| History Track | 30 | |
| One course must study United States history (US) and one must study European or non-Western history (EU or NW) | ||
Any 200- or 300-level HIST course | ||
Any 300-level HIST course | ||
Any 300-level HIST course | ||
Any 300-level HIST course | ||
| Junior Colloquium | ||
Any 400-level HIST seminar | ||
| Social Studies Support Area (choose one) | ||
| Select one Social Studies support area (Geography, Political Science, or Economics) and complete 12 credit hours | ||
Geography | ||
| Introduction to Geography | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
Geography elective | ||
Geography elective | ||
Political Science | ||
| American Government | ||
| State and Local Government | ||
Political Science elective | ||
Political Science elective | ||
Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
Economics elective | ||
Economics elective | ||
| Social Studies Track | 30 | |
| One of the following two HIST courses must study United States history (US), and the other must study European or non-Western history (EU or NW) | ||
Any 300-level HIST course | ||
Any 400-level HIST seminar | ||
| Social Studies Support Areas (choose two) | ||
| Select two Social Studies support areas (Geography, Political Science, Economics) and complete 12 credit hours in each area | ||
Geography | ||
| Introduction to Geography | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
Geography elective | ||
Geography elective | ||
Political Science | ||
| American Government | ||
| State and Local Government | ||
Political Science elective | ||
Political Science elective | ||
Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
Economics elective | ||
Economics elective | ||
Additional Program/Degree/Graduation Requirements
- Admission and Retention to Teacher Education has special requirements. Please see Teacher Education Policies and Procedures for further information.
- History Portfolio
- Completion of history portfolio required for graduation. For more information on portfolio requirements go to MinotStateU.edu/history/.
- Graduation Requirements
- History BSEd majors must take the appropriate PRAXIS II content area exam and the PLT exam. Their official scores must be reported to the university before graduation. (Graduation requirements do not mandate specific scores on these exams, but the North Dakota Teacher licensure requirements do. These include successful PRAXIS II content area and PLT exams. For more information go to MinotStateU.edu/history/.
- 2.5 GPA required in major for graduation.
- Please see Teacher Education Policies and Procedures for additional information.
History Minor (Non-Teaching)
21 credit hours in history (HIST) courses. At least two courses need to be taken at the 300–400 level.
| At least one course in United States (US) history that is not HIST 103 or HIST 104. | 3 | |
| At least one course in European (EU) or non-Western (NW) history that is not HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 105, HIST 106, or HIST 215H. | 3 | |
| At least one course in European (EU) or non-Western (NW) history that is not HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 105, HIST 106, or HIST 215H. | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
History Minor (Teaching)
| Surveys | ||
| Take four of the following General Education history survey courses. | 12 | |
| -Western Civilization I | ||
| -Western Civilization II | ||
| US History to 1877 | ||
| US History from 1877 | ||
| World Civilizations I | ||
| World Civilizations II | ||
| Modern World Origins | ||
| Electives | ||
| Take three elective history (HIST) courses that are not General Education history survey courses. At least two must be 300–400 level courses and the remaining one must be a 200–400 level course. | 9 | |
One US (US) history course | ||
One European (EU) or non-Western (NW) history course | ||
One elective history course | ||
| Teaching Methods | ||
| HIST 391 | Secondary History/Social Science Teaching Methods | 3 |
| HIST 398 | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |